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Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Location
Main Site
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
22-SEP-25
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course.
OverviewOur ScreenSkills Select-accredited BA (Hons) Film Production degree will mould you into the expert filmmaker, cinematographer, editor, and special effects producer the booming film industry craves. Master the practical and business elements of film creation and exhibit your films at national screening events, which will turn employers’ heads your way.Graduates have created indie films, joined Marvel, Maverick and Pinewood Studios, and worked on critically acclaimed titles Black Mirror, Wonder Woman 1984, and No Time to Die. Here’s your chance to follow in their footsteps.
Course highlights- Familiarise yourself with advanced professional equipment used in the industries – including Arri Alexa cinema camera systems, a Pro Tools-equipped Foley and ADR sound studio, and a Baselight colour grading system- Attract potential employers by showcasing your films at our annual screening event at London’s British Film Institute (BFI)- Boost your professional experience by taking an optional one-year placement – either with a company or by setting up your own- Bolster your practice and knowledge by attending specialist masterclasses and workshops on all areas of film production- Show your editing expertise to industry peers by gaining an Avid Media Composer certification- Enhance your employability by accessing training events, bursaries and scholarships – one of many advantages of a ScreenSkills Select accreditation
AccreditationThis course is accredited by ScreenSkills Select, a professional body for the screen industry.All ScreenSkills Select-accredited courses must show the highest level of quality and relevance to the industry. This ensures you'll learn the knowledge and skills relevant to your future career and assures potential employers that your degree is relevant to the screen industry. This accreditation also gives you access to exclusive benefits such as employability training events, scholarships and bursaries.
Careers and opportunitiesYou'll have plenty of career routes when you finish this course. Many of our graduates have found success in a variety of roles, destinations and productions – with some going on to work on the sets of blockbuster films and award-winning TV series.Others have also been nationally recognised in the film and TV industry. For example, a team of our graduates won a Royal Television Society (RTS) award in 2020 for Best Student Film.
Graduate rolesRoles our graduates have taken on include:- runner- camera assistant- junior/editing assistant- sound recordist- junior researcher- personal or production assistant- junior/production coordinator- second/third assistant director
Graduate destinationsCompanies and studios our graduates have worked in include:- Walt Disney- Maverick- Marvel- Outpost facilities, Pinewood Studios- BBC- ITV- NBC Universal
Film and TV workGraduates have worked on commercial and indie titles such as:- Wonder Woman 1984- Rocketman- No Time To Die- The Batman- Bridgerton- Bohemian Rhapsody- Black Mirror - Boiling Point (indie film)- Villain (indie film)
Application deadline
29 January
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£ 17,900per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
Entry requirements
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QUALIFICATION TYPE
- A level
- Scottish Advanced Higher
- UCAS Points
- Access to HE Diploma
- Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- T Level
- Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
A level : BBC - BBB
112-120 points from A levels. A relevant subject or experience in film/video is required.
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